Exclusive Whiteside To Portland

[B-Roy]

It will be very interesting to see what Neil does when Nurk returns. Who do you keep?

Whiteside is expiring. Nurk has 3 years left on the bargain of the century. What do you think?

 

[hoopsjock]

When would the earliest that could happen. I wonder if that is Olsheys plan. Maybe see how Whiteside plays and decide what he wants to do whether its keeping him or trying to get someone like Love. Love of course is the better fit next to Nurk, but we dont know when Nurk will come back or how long it will take him to adjust to games.

We can trade Bazemore or Whiteside immediately. We just can't trade them with other players for a bigger salary until August 24th for Bazemore and September 6th for Whiteside.

This actually could be a really sneaky move on Olshey's part because Harkless and Leonard no longer add up to get Love or Griffin without adding more salary to it (not that I'm advocating trading for Love) but Whiteside makes more than Leonard and Harkless combined. For example, at the trade deadline Whiteside and a 1st for Love works whereas Harkless, Leonard, and a 1st for Love doesn't work. Once again I'm not advocating a trade for Love just presenting what could be happening.

 

[riverman]

I am waiting for a really good SF. I don't get Kevin "LO


It’s possible Whiteside could make that a difficult decision. He’s definitely a higher percentage scorer than Nurkic.

We have Whiteside on a contract year...he's going to beast...Nurk will be his best friend...just watch...those two are going to be hilarious together.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I am waiting for a really good SF. I don't get Kevin "LO


It’s possible Whiteside could make that a difficult decision. He’s definitely a higher percentage scorer than Nurkic.

Before the Blazers traded for Nurkic reports where Whiteside was #1 on the Blazers list.

 

[hoopsjock]

Neil got rid of his mistakes

Swanigan too.

 

[Dougnsalem]

I have about 15 high quality rags for sale.

Any buyers? Prefer to sell as one lot and not pc out if possible.

Ill post the craigslist add later today.

You would be better off running that add on the Miami Craigslist. Before he ever plays a game there......

And HA! So you DO have 15 of them! Lol

 

[GhostOfPGA]

I think we keep Whiteside, have Nurk come off the bench until he is fully back to his normal self. I think Nurk would be okay with that.

 

[Chris Craig]

You would be better off running that add on the Miami Craigslist. Before he ever plays a game there......

And HA! So you DO have 15 of them! Lol

A closet full of Meyers jerseys

 

[maxiep]

It just dawned on me.

No more Meyers.

No more Turner.

No more Aminu.

No more Moe.

Every annoying player is gone.

I have faith in our fan base that we will find an entire new group of players to find annoying. #neversatisfied

 

[blazerfan11]

We can trade Bazemore or Whiteside immediately. We just can't trade them with other players for a bigger salary until August 24th for Bazemore and September 6th for Whiteside.

This actually could be a really sneaky move on Olshey's part because Harkless and Leonard no longer add up to get Love or Griffin without adding more salary to it (not that I'm advocating trading for Love) but Whiteside makes more than Leonard and Harkless combined. For example, at the trade deadline Whiteside and a 1st for Love works whereas Harkless, Leonard, and a 1st for Love doesn't work. Once again I'm not advocating a trade for Love just presenting what could be happening.

How about Otto Porter? That’s the guy I want.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I think we keep Whiteside, have Nurk come off the bench until he is fully back to his normal self. I think Nurk would be okay with that.

He obviously wasn't ok with that in Denver.

 

[swish3]

Neil, cancel this deal! This is a huge mistake that gives away the 2020 Championship by trading away our most efficient scorer! Meyers and Nurk were about to work together to give the power at Center that would lead us to the 2020 NBA Championship. Act now and cancel this trade!

 

[B-Roy]

Before the Blazers traded for Nurkic reports where Whiteside was #1 on the Blazers list.

It has been mentioned multiple times that Whiteside almost signed with Portland during the summer where they overpaid everyone. Lowe mentioned it in one of his articles a year ago.

 

[Scalma]

Whiteside is expiring. Nurk has 3 years left on the bargain of the century. What do you think?

Lol right? Nurk is still their guy. But we also need to keep winning while he’s out. If we were rebuilding I’d say sure throw Meyers out there who cares. Whiteside will rebuild his value, help us win, and then get paid somewhere else. But if he reallllly likes it, maybe we keep him around as the backup. Doubtful, but who knows. We’ll have some money next summer.

 

[OSUBlazerfan]

We could trade Whiteside for Kevin Love right now, correct?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

He obviously wasn't ok with that in Denver.

Kind of a different situation when he is coming off an injury, bringing him along slowly is in the best interest of the team and him.

 

[riverman]

Neil, cancel this deal! This is a huge mistake that gives away the 2020 Championship by trading away our most efficient scorer! Meyers and Nurk were about to work together to give the power at Center that would lead us to the 2020 NBA Championship. Act now and cancel this trade!

too late...do want to give you a shoutout for the Meyers support....I wanted him to succeed and in the end he did...he got to reinvent himself and become an impact player....he has a better chance to become an allstar in the east than the west...I wish him well....now I have to ask....are you still a Blazer fan? He also gets to still have Mo as a teammate in their new environment which should help the transition....I sincerely wish him all the best success!

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

And I still only got one "like" for this post I made three hours ago???!!! What's a guy gotta do?

"How much money does Miami havc to save to be able to take Butler? They could save $4 million by trading us Whiteside for Harkless and Leonard. He would be a great fill-in for Nurkic for a year."

 

[Scalma]

Neil, cancel this deal! This is a huge mistake that gives away the 2020 Championship by trading away our most efficient scorer! Meyers and Nurk were about to work together to give the power at Center that would lead us to the 2020 NBA Championship. Act now and cancel this trade!

I hear flights to Miami are really expensive this time of year, maybe focus on that instead.

 

[riverman]

And I still only got one "like" for this post I made three hours ago???!!! What's a guy gotta do?

"How much money does Miami havc to save to be able to take Butler? They could save $4 million by trading us Whiteside for Harkless and Leonard. He would be a great fill-in for Nurkic for a year."

I don't often read entire threads when I log on...go to recent posts usually. Good call...I posted about Meyers to Miami in the old Whiteside thread somebody bumped this morn...

 

[Pinwheel1]

So Dame is a great leader, but Dwade and Spoelstra are pretty good too...

Not really. Wade is often a dick to his teammates. Dame never is.
Spoeltra can rub players the wrong way...but a great coach IMO.

 

[maxiep]

He obviously wasn't ok with that in Denver.

Nurk and Whiteside are two different players. Jokic is a superior version of Nurk. The Nuggets front office made it clear to him and so did the coaching staff. He knew he was redundant here.

Nurk knows he's not coming back and playing 32-36 minutes. Next season will be working himself into NBA shape. He and Whiteside compliment one another and should be able to cover 48 minutes with high energy.

 

[Hobbesarable]

Neil, cancel this deal! This is a huge mistake that gives away the 2020 Championship by trading away our most efficient scorer! Meyers and Nurk were about to work together to give the power at Center that would lead us to the 2020 NBA Championship. Act now and cancel this trade!

I thought you'd be taking your talents to South Beach. Live it up, baby!

 

[Binx]

It just dawned on me.

No more Meyers.

No more Turner.

No more Aminu.

No more Moe.

Every annoying player is gone.

Hard to believe, isn’t it? Olshey has transformed this team in about two days. I couldn’t be happier.

 

[42N8Bounce]

I really hope he does...if ever a player needed a new landscape it's Meyers Leonard

I just posted this in the Meyers Leonard Appreciation thread -

7 seasons and 393 games as a Blazer. That puts Leonard as number 23 on the all-time Blazer career list.

I hope he does well for Miami. Good character guy that always spoke well of the Blazers and the city.

 

[Dougnsalem]

I don't often read entire threads when I log on...go to recent posts usually. Good call...I posted about Meyers to Miami in the old Whiteside thread somebody bumped this morn...

Lol. Dang, I missed seeing that bump. Found it the hard way, and there was some good stuff in it.

Hopefully Olshey just doesn't give up to much to get him so we still have the pieces necessary to trade for Lebron.

Meyers in Miami! Yes!

.....That being said, Whiteside is a dude I'd trade for if they would take back a Meyers & Harkless package. That's wishful thinking though.

As posted in the other thread, the only trade I'd make is Turner/Meyers/2nd for Whiteside.

BTW- where the heck is @BlayZa at??? This outta make his day. (The ML departure). Man, this trade is AWESOME!

 

[blazerfan11]

Hassan Whiteside could match or exceed what Nurkic did last season. Nobody should be surprised if that happens. Nurkic has never been a high percentage scorer as a center, while that is what Whiteside is.

 

[hoopsjock]

How about Otto Porter? That’s the guy I want.

Whenever Nurk is healthy we deal Whiteside and a 2020 1st to Chicago for Porter and solve our PF "problem". Unless Zach is killing it.

 

[riverman]

Hope so, but that "damn" isn't helful

I read it more as " DAAAYYUUUMMM!

 

[B-Roy]

Hassan Whiteside could match or exceed what Nurkic did last season. Nobody should be surprised if that happens. Nurkic has never been a high percentage scorer as a center, while that is what Whiteside is.

Yeah, because Whiteside's offense is lobs and putbacks....

 

[swish3]

too late...do want to give you a shoutout for the Meyers support....I wanted him to succeed and in the end he did...he got to reinvent himself and become an impact player....he has a better chance to become an allstar in the east than the west...I wish him well....now I have to ask....are you still a Blazer fan? He also gets to still have Mo as a teammate in their new environment which should help the transition....I sincerely wish him all the best success!

We just gave away the 2020 NBA Championship! The winning combination of Meyers and Nurk that was developing nicely is lost if this deal goes through. Neil should cancel it now!
Whiteside will be a declining career disappointment who cannot score well, is loosing his defensive prowess, and may be a team coherence problem. Meyers is who we need!